#b9b298

Color #b9b298

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 12.6 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b298

RGB

rgb(185, 178, 152)

HSL

hsl(47.3, 19.1%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.3, 17.8%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.8%, 17.8%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(72.51, -1.9, 14.2)

LCH

lch(72.51, 14.33, 97.62)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.0367, 94.69)

HWB

hwb(47.3, 59.6%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#989fb9

Analogous

#b9a298

#b9b298

#b0b998

Triadic

#b9b298

#98b9b2

#b298b9

Split-complementary

#b9b298

#98b0b9

#a298b9

Tetradic

#b9b298

#9fb998

#989fb9

#b298b9

Square

#b9b298

#98b9a2

#989fb9

#b998b0

Shades

Color #b9b298 mixed toward black.

#a29977

#867d5b

#645e44

#433e2d

#211f17

Tints

Color #b9b298 mixed toward white.

#c5bfa9

#d0ccba

#dcd9cc

#e8e5dd

#f3f2ee

Tones

Color #b9b298 mixed toward gray.

#b6b09b

#b4af9e

#b1ada0

#aeaca3

#abaaa6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b69f · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#b6b7a0 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#b9a4a5 · ΔE 16.7

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 10.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b298;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b298]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#b9b298 (#b9b298) is rgb(185, 178, 152) in RGB.

No, #b9b298 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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